Where to see
Centropus sinensis
Keoladeo National Park leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greater Coucal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 17 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 21 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 23 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 25 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Keoladeo National Park
In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Coucal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cat Tien National Park and more
After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Greater Coucal are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 60%), Kanha National Park (India, about 60%) and Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 50%). Outside Asia, the best option is Cat Tien National Park in Southeast Asia (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April to June in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), September in Cat Tien National Park (about 80%) and April and August in Kanha National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Coucal on a given day. Each park's Greater Coucal page has the full month-by-month chart.
